Protesters hold slogans as they join the global march to end fossil fuel on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Quezon city, Philippines. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe continues to suffer dramatic weather extremes and topple heat records. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Activists from different non governmental organizations shout slogans as they participate in a Global Climate Strike protest of the ‘Fridays For Future’ movement in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe continues to suffer dramatic weather extremes and topple heat records. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
In one strike in Quezon City in the Philippines, activists lay in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in protest, and held signs demanding fossil fuels — from coal to natural gas — be phased out. Outside the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources office in Jakarta, Indonesia, protesters held signs calling for end to dirty fuels and greenwashing as police officers looked on.
People take part in a Global Climate Strike ‘Fridays For Future’ protest in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe continues to suffer dramatic weather extremes and topple heat records. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
In Sweden, climate activists gathered in front of Parliament, just next to the Royal Palace where Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf was celebrating his 50th anniversary on the throne. Their chants about “climate justice” could be heard in the palace courtyard as the king watched the changing of the guard during the golden jubilee celebrations.
School students take part in a Global Climate Strike protest of the ‘Fridays For Future’ movement in Kolkata, India, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe continues to suffer dramatic weather extremes and topple heat records. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A week before the planned protest, the United Nations warned that countries are way off track to curb warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, as agreed in Paris in 2015. The world has warmed at least 1.1 degrees (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since then.
“Save the climate” is written on a balloon as people take part in the protest action of the climate protection movement ”Fridays for Future ”and march through the government district, in Berlin, Germany, Friday Sept. 15, 2023. (Annette Riedl/dpa via AP)
Demonstrators show posters from companies using or dealing with fossil energy as they take part in a Global Climate Strike protest of the ‘Fridays For Future’ movement in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe continues to suffer dramatic weather extremes and topple heat records. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Dozens of extreme weather events — from Hurricane Idalia in the southeastern United States to torrential flooding in Delhi in India — are believed to have been made worse by human-caused climate change.
Police officers place barriers to contain climate activists protesting outside the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Climate activists decided to cancel their Friday’s for Future demonstration and instead stage a protest by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in support of other activists detained the day before in a Stop Gas protest. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Another major strike is planned to take place Sunday in New York, to coincide with the city’s Climate Week and the U.N. climate summit.
Indonesian activists hold a banner during a protest in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Climate activists have organized similar worldwide strikes in recent years, where protesters from different nations join together on a single day.
